Sven Slootweg @joepie91@pixie.town

Remember y’all, it’s not your job to be the hero, it’s not your job to change the world. Your job is to show the world you exist, and to make it home alive.

I’m telling you what Black women have told their husbands and children for generations. You don’t have to argue, you don’t have to fight, you don’t have to be the hero.

Your job is to let them see you, but it’s mostly to get home alive.

Oh hi, it’s me. I’m exhausterwhelmulated 🥹

I would like to see more posts talking about actionable things that people can do to fight fascism in the US, and way less posts reporting on what awful thing Musk or Trump has done today, because that is really not at all helpful and tells nobody anything new

Computers are a trap. You love computers right up to the point that you learn slightly too much about computers, and then you hate computers

Once again, I'm warning about the LGBTQ Kakuma Refugee Camp mutual aid/crowdfunding scam.

It is a con which abuses the Fediverse culture of mutual aid and preys on our broad support for queer folks. Posts will often use photos manipulated to include pride flags/merch or new text on signs using "handwriting" fonts.

They link to a variety of GoFundMe pages with creators in Italy, Germany, England, France, Canada, USA, and more.

Many accounts use the names Justice Mayanja or Lukwago.

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Ah yes, a totally normal Friday evening on Fedi. One being is breaking certificate providers by requesting certs for .arpa domains, the other being is installing a Fedi server onto their car… lets just see what comes next

today is the day
i will run gotosocial on my car
and make it federate

a reminder that ICE is actively arresting and deporting hundreds of people, just since monday.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/24/birthright_citizenship

familiarize yourself with any immigrant rights organizations in your area, so you know who to report sightings of ICE to!

you can help by reporting if you see ICE, by donating to your local volunteer org helping to resist deportations, or even by volunteering if you're able. some may even offer classes or organize protests.

ICE is expected in the #Denver #Colorado area soon, if they're not already there, as well as around the rest of the country.
https://www.denver7.com/news/politics/as-trump-assumes-office-fear-and-uncertainty-grow-for-potential-ice-operations-in-denver-metro-area

Trump has also announced that ICE is allowed to make arrests in previously protected places, such as schools, churches, and hospitals.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10970657/us-immigration-arrests-churches-schools-donald-trump/

Localities have their own stances. For instance, Denver's mayor has spoken about resisting arrests in protected areas, whereas the mayor of Aurora intends to fully cooperate.

If ICE is spotted in #Colorado, please contact the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition!
https://coloradoimmigrant.org/our-work/ice-resistance/

@hyenagirl64 has a similar thread with information about the #Seattle area: https://yiff.life/@hyenagirl64/113862972194549333

a lot of people who said i was crazy, a doomer, etc about stuff currently happening in the US owe me an apology but i don’t think i’ll ever get it

Federal workers I know are very encouraged by people flooding the #antiDEI snitch email address with spam. They feel like someone has their backs.

Even small (and perhaps silly) acts of solidarity may have a big impact in ways you don’t think about.

#USPol #DEI

https://newrepublic.com/post/190576/trump-dei-snitch-plan-federal-workers

In the fediverse, many of us appreciate #RSS to follow blogs and podcasts and such, but I never see anyone talking about using #iCalendar for following event calendars. An open standard of similar age to RSS, it works well and is widely supported by #calendar software—even Google still supports it, unlike RSS. I'd like to see more meetups publishing their event schedules, more apps doing interesting things with calendars, and more investment in the open calendar ecosystem. Wouldn't you?

I have a friend in #NYC living in a squat with no heat, water, or sufficient power. Can anyone hook me up to some local support networks willing to offer advice or labor?

by night :3